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746 respondents to a statewide telephone survey were asked if they had ever spent any time in foster care. 3.4% or 26 answered affirmatively. These data were collected to establish an estimated baseline for the number of adults raised in foster care which may be helpful for research on the effects of foster care of children.
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Royse et al. (1989) studied this question.
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